THE ART CIRCLE
دائرة الفن
NEWSLETTER
APRIL
JUNE
2025
Letter from Hoda Fouad Chahine, Treasurer & Founding Member
“Art as a Journey of Self-Discovery and Collective Passion”
Seven years passed like a glimpse to find myself stumbled into a world that would reshape my life the Art Circle. This transformative chapter, reminded me of Thomas Merton’s profound words: “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”This duality—of discovery and immersion—has become the heartbeat of my relationship with art, amplified by the extraordinary people who have shared this path.
AZZA AL QUBAISI STUDIO
9th April 2025
Private visit
SARAH, NASSIB & HALA ABOU KHALIL PRIVATE COLLECTION VISIT
16th April 2025
11AM
The 3 Lebanese-born siblings will open the door of their Dubai home
The substantial collection amassed by the three siblings, whose Dubai home has a gallery-like feel, offers up surprises at every turn. Each of the siblings’ life experiences and personalities have trickled into their art collection, which they like to enjoy in rotation, even building more walls when there isn’t enough space.
From paintings to conceptual artworks and sculptures, the collection here is museum-worthy. In fact, several of the pieces have been loaned to international institutions
What has started as a Middle Eastern collection, quickly grew to a global one: many of the works by international artists speak of resistance and anti-colonialism, of destruction and reconstruction, but also of joy.
ART DUBAI
The Art Circle is happy to have secured to its members invitations to the fair on VIP Preview dates. It will be up to them to go discover the fair at their own convenience.
The upcoming edition of Art Dubai will take place in our iconic home at Madinat Jumeirah in 2025. The fair will present exciting new global perspectives across four sections: Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba and Digital, as well as extensive parallel programming including new major artist commissions, performances, talks, workshops and educational programmes.
FLASHNEWS | Not organized by TAC
Invitation by our member Dina Shehada:
An exclusive Private Art Collection Tour celebrating middle eastern art and culture. We are honored to welcome Sliman Mansour and Nabil Anani as special guests, alongside a curated selection of works by other talented artists.
Date: 23 April
Time: 7:00PM-9:30PM
Location: to be shared with members by email
Hosted by Dina Shehada and Mustafa Kheriba, this intimate evening offers a rare opportunity to explore art that tells powerful stories of heritage and identity.
Please RSVP by April 5 (number shared with members by email)
Due to the special nature of this gathering, space is limited. Please RSVP at your earliest to secure a spot.
A DAY AT BASSAM FREIHA ART FOUNDATION
30th April 2025
In the world of Stefano Simontacchi & In the footsteps of Gustave Caillebotte
M2M with Maysoune Ghobashe
6th May 2025
5:30PM
Private visit & dinner invitation
ATHAR JABER STUDIO VISIT
21st May 2025
Private visit
Letter from our member Sophie Verschuur
Recently we had the extraordinary honour and pleasure of receiving the Italian sculptor Jago and his wife Michela with The Art Circle in the Italian residence in Abu Dhabi. I am very grateful to all of you for making this event so inspiring: I believe we all have very fond memories of this beautiful day on which Jago & Michela so generously shared their thoughts and time with us.
SOPHIE VERSCHUUR
Member of the Art Circle
The Art Circle Media Partner with Art Paris
Art Paris returns to the Grand Palais even bigger and better than before
Art Paris 2025 – 27th edition – 3-6 April 2025 – Grand Palais
From 3 to 6 April 2025, Art Paris, the leading spring event for modern and contemporary art, is back with a bang at the Grand Palais, whose entirely renovated nave and balcony spaces will allow the fair to host 170 exhibitors from 25 different countries (34 more than in 2024). At this edition, the fair’s events programme will be even more ambitious with new themes, exhibitions, prizes and panel discussions.
Saudi American artist Sarah Brahim and French artist Ugo Schiavi present the results of their collaborative project, NEUMA, The Forgotten Ceremony. Imagined as a symbolic gesture paying tribute to the ritual practices of the pre-Islamic tribes of AlUla, this installation by Brahim et Schiavi is the result of in-depth research carried out in close collaboration with archaeologists and local communities across the region. Drawing inspiration from the landscape of AlUla, its mythology and heritage, this exhibition fosters a contemplative mood by subtly blending contemporary creation, elements of the site’s ancient history, as well as secular and sacred elements across an ensemble of sculptures, videos and photographic creations.